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[Servicemen and fire engine tending to crashed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft]
Photograph of servicemen and a fire engine tending to a crashed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that the aircraft crashed while attempting a dead-stick landing.Caption on…

[Night defenses at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of the night defenses at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "5. Our night defenses."

[Servicemen laying matting for SATS runway]
Photograph of servicemen laying matting for the SATS (Short Airfield Tactical Support) runway, Chu Lai, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "3. Men laying matting for SATS airfield."

[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft during nighttime jet-assisted take-off (JATO)]
Photograph of a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft during a nighttime jet-assisted take-off (JATO), Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "1. Night take off A-4 with JATO."

[Postcard announcing Julius A. Barr's graduation from flight training]
Postcard announcing Julius A. Barr's graduation from flight training at Brooks Field, Texas, August 1927. The postcard features an illustration of an aircraft, a photograph of Barr, and Barr's signature. The verso inscription, written by Barr, gives…

Sunnyvale Air Base
Photograph of a tall pole, possibly a dirigible mooring mast, at Sunnyvale Air Base, California, circa 1930s. A serviceman stands on top of the pole with his arms spread. Inscription: "Sunnyvale Air Base [written backwards on negative]." Inscription…

Curtiss JN-4s in a line
Photograph of several Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft (visible fuselage numbers 3578 and 2859) at Souther Field, Georgia, circa 1910s-1930s. Caption on envelope: "Curtiss JN-4s in a line / Souther Field / 80."

[Aerial view of USS Shenandoah airship at airfield]
Aerial photograph of the USS Shenandoah airship (number ZR-1) at an airfield, circa 1920s. Several aircraft are visible in the scene.

[Aerial view of Curtiss Field]
Aerial photograph of Curtiss Field, Long Island, New York, May 9, 1930. Several aircraft are visible in the scene.Caption: "(0263-876F-14)(5-9-30-2P)(12-1500) / U.S. Navy Airplanes at Curtiss Field, Valley Stream. L. I., N. Y."Typed caption on verso:…

[Automobile at Chanute Air Force Base]
Photograph of an automobile at Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois, June 1929.Inscription on verso: "Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois, June 1929. Photograph by Aarne J. Pisila."
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